Kaian
Kaian is a Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Kaian (Kayan) is a Ramu language of Kaian village (4.054465°S 144.736539°E / -4.054465; 144.736539 (Kaian)) in Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Kaian language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Kaian
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | namot* | |
| name | wi* | |
| eye | ramEa7* | |
| ear | koar* | |
| nose | indup* | |
| tooth | ndakai* | |
| tongue | mEmiaN* | |
| hand | aiNmba* | |
| blood | yak3int* | |
| bone | gagar* | |
| skin | sik* | |
| knee | tutup* | |
| breast | mur* | |
| liver | bEbEk* | |
| water | ngarum | |
| fire | sak* | |
| sun | ra* | |
| star | goai* | |
| stone | waut* | |
| mountain | sakur* | |
| tree | paraN* | |
| leaf | rapar* | |
| night | nimoN* | |
| dog | piraN* | |
| fish | siN* | |
| louse | wasis* | |
| one | kaku* | |
| two | mbuniN* | |
| I | 37* | |
| you | go* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · kaia1245 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kct